The Republican journal., 1887-07-28

time when wounded, promoted, mustered out,
| died, ETC., etc. 1t will be very interesting to
| the survivors and their friends to whom it is
| dedicated.
| COMMENIORAIION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
At tie celebration commemorative of the
| framing and PRONUNCIATION of the constitution
of the United States to he holden at Philadel-
| phia on September 10. 16 and II next Gov
crnor 6odwc has agreed to be present As
| commissioner to represent the State of Maine
at the celebration the Governor has rendered
the position to DIR. William b. Lapham of
| Augusta, who has the matter under advise
lnent. Two companies of the Maine militia will
| be il attendance and take part in the grand
military, industrial and civic professional dis
| play, which occurs on the opening day, Thurs
day, September 10Th. The companies which
are to attend have not yet been designated.
Generalities.
| Starvation and distress are reported from
| Labrador.
| Piracy has become common alolI" the coast
| OF Bombay
1t is said that the worlds railroads carried -
| 100000 people last year.
| There are 500. .O00. 900 invested in the watch
| industry in this country.
| The Chinese steadily increasing in num-
| Der in British toumba.
| lIiawatha, Kan, has Il lady who watches
| over 1o,MW silk worms.
| Nebraska sustained loss of -. 600 900 from
| Texas cattle fever last year.
| The bite of a pet dog caused the death of Il
| highly esteemed citizen Of Detroit.
| The Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati has
been placed i'll the hands of Il receiver.
The teachers Convention at Chicago asks
federal aid for education in the southern States.
Leading envelope manufacturers have COM
bnod 10 advance the price ON envelopes 10 per
cent.
Companant> before the Interstate Commits.
sion are ncylcctng to prosecute their cases pro-
pcrly.
The Austrian government has issued an or
der which again permits the expectation of
horses.
toorcd south Carolina coloni>t> in Liberia
report that they are starving. and ask help to
leave Africa.
The bursting of soda fountain in Bridge
port caused Il compound fracture of both legs
of drug clerk.
Col Thomas f. Pierce of Nashua. n H., Il
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars. In,
been accorded Il pension.
The color line is agitating the Grand Army
of the Republic in Louisiana AMI the Episcopal
NHtltil Ill NDulu ttIOIlHu.
The people of Falmouth, Ind, blew up q
building with dynamite to prevent the propo>-
cd opening of Il liquor saloon.
Frederick krupp the we'll known German
metal founder and gigantic steel gun manufac-
tuTer, died July J tth, aged 10
The three sons of Hiram Powers. the FAM
ouS American sculptor, live in three separate
villas Just outside of Florence
dealers d!d importers i'll general merchandise.
have failed for about 100000.
And 50 the ,1cfallltcr Harvey i Il Mugwlmr
ono OF those men so pure that he could not
vote the Republican ticket in >S4.
The catch of >had along the Hudson River
the past spring was 100000 over last wear;
While The herring catch was enormous
The Governors of % of the IS ~tutes are .len=
ocrat> and Vi 16rcpubcans. The Legislatures
stand - republican and 10 democratic
There are 10000, 900 acres of Government
land in Dakota still open to settlement. The
Bismarck land district has 100000 acres.
y case involving the question whether Cen
cral Burnside olitr used improperly trust funds
committed to his care is On trial in New York.
ticn. Shcrman> Yachting tour is by the adj
vie" Of Ills phs >ician. He d>likcs the sea, but
his trip thus far has been found very beneficial.
Miss Du@ue. an c>timahc lady. of Dover, n
H., was impaled by the pole of Il wagon. drawn
by a rull-jtW"N team, and almost Instantly Kill
c,i.
An original letter written by Washington, in
F,lly to an address from the citizens of New
port, Il. L., III 1190 has been discovered in that
city.
EN-Scrrctary Bri>tow is reported to enjoy an
annual income from real estate investments of
S.o,ooo. His Ilw prartr, nct> him $4,000
more.
In ht!-sGln official circ,s il is considered that
the <ar Will compel the abandonment of the
l'jea of plarin2 Prince Ferdinand ON the Bull
-arian throne.
The next Republican National Convention is
becoming an absorbing" topic already. Cinriu-
natl is dlsputing with thica@o for the honor of
entertaining it.
The appointment OF police matron, in Brook
lAlI is being commented ON fayoraby hy the
London press Is 'lankce notion" worthy of
imitation in Eu9iaud
The swan failure at Cheycnne has involved
one OF the largest Scotch land and cattle COM
ranic> To tn" extent of SSoo.0oo, for Which it
hjI> entered suit III hca-o.
THE United States officials have protested
against the ac=c, importation of foreign work
men under contract 10y the American Watlam
Watch Company of Waltham.
st. Paul Was afflicted July lih hy in4-
mcn>r NWarns of bugs, which came upon the
city With the south wind in millions. covering
street light. trees and the streets.
Prof, David 7. Todd, of Amherst College.
in ehar-c of the eclipse expedition 10 Japan
Ia, arrive, at okohama safely with the outfit
furnished him I'y the Navy Department.
Norman L. Munro of New York. owner of
the steam yacht Nov Then. has challenged
all other crafts of this class to a race ON Long
Island sound, allowing a start of ten miles.
The police have discovered certain documents
which give proof of Socialist plot to murder
Emperor William of Germany while Journey
ing to Ga>tien. Many arrests have been made
Mr.. Gladstone has four sons and three
daughters. They are all married except the
Youngest daughter. who is Principal of the
College for Women at NeWnham, near Cam
bridge.
Jacob Sharp, millionaire criminal, is fined
S300O-a mere hagatclIc in his case. But the
four wears Imprisonment may he equivalent to
Il life sentence; and this may he said 10 balance
the account.
The aggregate consumption of hay in New
York city is 400 tons per day. OF 100000 tons
f.per year, and to grow this amount would re-
quirc 10000 acres of land or more than III
square miles.
The real purpose of Mr.. Cleycland's long St.
Louis letter, according 10 Ncntrat II. V. BONt
tom was to create Il split in the Grand Army,
and get the Democratic veterans to sccede from
the organization.
GOV. Hills friends are again pushing his
claims on the Democratic nomination for Pre>-
dent in 1SSS. They base their arguments ON
the recent mistake Of Mr.. Cleveland and the
growing Labor party
There is said to be , 2,000, 900 native born Irish
in the United States, besides 1900 900 native
Americans of Irish parentagc. Green Erin has
but 5,O0O,000 Irish, about Il third of the number
at the beginning of the century.
Postmaster Corsc'S statement of the business
of the Boston Office for the year ending June
30. 1857, shows large increase over the pre-
yiouS year. The net revenue to the Govern
| ment Is more than 81 100000.
| 1t is noticed that eX-Gov st. John is making
| third party speeches in Ohio, Republican
State, where prohibition is not an issue. but
| keeps clear of Texas. where the pending move.
ment may hurt the Democratic party.
Baltimore has sent seven members of the
| Democratic ring to the penitentiary for con-
| spiracy to defraud elections, and now it has re-
| former Higgins on the listthe same who cut
a big swath in the treasury department.
| Governor Gordon, in his recent message to
| the Georgia Legislature, condemns the co-edu-
cation of the two races as in violation of the
| law appropratng money to the Atlanta Uni